I just returned from a trip with my child to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Since we live about 90 minutes away, it was relatively easy for us to travel to Disney, but the three day “vacation” was also exhausting for all of us. Each day we spent between six and twelve hours [...]
I am writing this post from my trip to India as I try to cope with the stress of jet lag. I arrived last night on a business trip that will include a little sightseeing. The trip from Tampa to New Delhi is [...]
A few days ago I was boarding an airplane on a trip that would take me across the globe to India. I was prepared to face the frustrations of a long journey, like jetlag, airplane food, air turbulence, and just the general dirtiness of being cramped in [...]
A few months back I was reminded of how air travel with small children can be stressful. I was sitting on an airplane when a mother sat down next to me with a child who appeared to be nearly two years old. You could tell that she was not having a good day. The boy [...]
Have you ever been in a plane that suddenly dropped? Have you ever been in an airplane that suddenly began to bounce up and down? Many times there is warning provided by the pilot or the “fasten seat belt” sign, but other times the plane may hit turbulent (irregular) air with little warning. When this [...]
You may have noticed that things were a little quiet last week. I was lucky enough to go on a lovely family vacation in northern Georgia. This trip was different from my usual travel experiences in that I traveled with my family in a car instead of on a
Have you ever experienced stress related to international travel? Yesterday, when I was traveling home from a business trip, I sat next to a family who looked like they had been traveling forever. The two parents held a cranky toddler who was barefoot and wrapped in a blanket. The flight was delayed but short, only about [...]
Last week I did some traveling for work. I often see and experience interesting things when I travel, and this trip was no different. When I left the airport near my home, I experienced an interesting situation. As I was boarding the train that goes from the terminal to the gate at the airport, a woman stopped me. [...]
I remember when I saw the movie Up In The Air. It made me laugh. In the film, George Clooney plays Ryan Bingham, a man who travels most of the time. He is constantly in an airport, an airplane, or a hotel. What made me laugh was his approach to air travel, including [...]
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